JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrested the man tied to a cold case murder from Nov. 2015 Tuesday, they announced in a press release.

24-year-old Kurt Dean died at the hospital after he was shot while attempting an armed robbery at a business on Edgewood Avenue South on Nov. 19, 2015.

Dean was shot by the store owner in self-defense, according to JSO. He and an accomplice fled, but Dean did not survive his gunshot wound.

While the store owner was not charged, police sought Dean's accomplice in the robbery, intending to charge him for his role in causing Dean's death.

JSO says that after they reviewed all available information and evidence, the case went cold.

However, the Cold Case Unit selected Dean's case to pursue again earlier this year. JSO says additional

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